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Again the doubtful-curious look came into Thomas Jefferson's gray eyes, and he would not commit himself. Nevertheless, one point was safely established, and it was a point gained: the miraculous thing called conversion was beyond question real in Scrap's case. He turned to lead the way between the wagons.
Philosophy understood in this manner and we shall see more and more clearly as we go on that there is no other legitimate method of understanding it demands from us an almost violent act of reform and conversion.
Perhaps underneath he is, after all, a good Russian time will tell. If his conversion is real he will add a tower of strength to the Russian fighting forces. At Harbin I heard a full explanation of the reason for the Mongolians approaching Semianoff to become their emperor. Mongolia previous to the Revolution was considered as under a loose sort of Russian protection.
Drake, who has written a defence of our author's character, prefixed to his works, informs us, that the first piece which brought him into reputation, was an account of the conversion of Mr. Bays, in a Dialogue, which met with a reception suitable to the wit, spirit, and learning of it.
Dudley," said Gilcrest, pleasantly, "I've hopes of your conversion into a good Federalist yet. You're young, and your political prejudices haven't become chronic as is the case with Mason here."
This good man had that abundant kindness for me that he read me lectures thrice a week upon Saint Paul's Epistles, and he designed also the conversion of M. de Turenne and to give me the honour of it. M. de Turenne had a great respect for him, whereof he gave him very, distinguishing marks.
He determined to hold by that; as through life and to death he firmly did. This, then, is his deliverance from darkness, his final triumph over darkness, what we call his conversion; for himself the most important of all epochs.
Such a conversion, as he himself calls it, was 'from prodigious profaneness to something like moral life. 'Now I was, as they said, become godly, and their words pleased me well, though as yet I was nothing but a poor painted hypocrite. These are hard words, but, in the most important sense, they were true. He was pointed out as a miracle of mercy the great convert a wonder to the world.
The meetings in the Desert, accordingly, were attended with increased and increasing fascination, and Baville, who had reported to the King the entire pacification and conversion of Languedoc, to his dismay found the whole province bursting with excitement, which a spark at any moment might fire into frenzy.
Conversion implies a "yielding ourselves to God," because thus believing in His love manifested through Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Such a state of mind might be thus expressed: "Lord, I shall fight against Thee no more!
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